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1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1977 record 7–5 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Cal Stoll (6th year)
MVP Steve Midboe
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1976 1978 »
1977 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#9 Michigan + 7 1 0     10 2 0
#11 Ohio State + 7 1 0     9 3 0
Michigan State 6 1 1     7 3 1
Indiana 4 3 1     5 5 1
Minnesota 4 4 0     7 5 0
Purdue 3 5 0     5 6 0
Iowa 3 5 0     4 7 0
Wisconsin 3 6 0     5 6 0
Illinois 2 6 0     3 8 0
Northwestern 1 8 0     1 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
Michigan 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota 10 3 0 3 16

The 1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their sixth year under head coach Cal Stoll, the Golden Gophers compiled a 7–5 record but were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 180 to 171.

Steve Midboe received the team's Most Valuable Player award. Kicker Paul Rogind and defensive tackle Steve Midboe were named All-Big Ten first team. Defensive tackle Mark Merrill, center Mark Slater and defensive back Bobby Weber were named All-Big Ten second team. Offensive lineman Dennis Fitzpatrick, offensive lineman Bryson Hollimon, defensive lineman Stan Sytsma and corner back Bob Weber were named Academic All-Big Ten.

Total attendance for the season was 247,118, which averaged to 35,302. The season high for attendance was against rival Michigan.


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